Research Guides: Philosophy: Home

General Research Links and Citation Help

Research Links

Library Catalog
Search for print books, ebooks, and audivisual material in the library's collections and manage your library account
fUSIon
Simultaneously searches the entire Rice Library catalog, a good number of the library's subscription databases (scholarly articles, newspapers, etc.), the USI Archives' Digital Collections, and the library research guides.
Google Scholar
Allows you to search for more scholarly material on the Internet especially articles.
All Library Databases (A-Z List)
Follow this link to an exhaustive list of the Rice Library's databases.
Journal Finder
Search for both print and online journal titles at Rice Library or browse journals by subject.

ProQuest This link opens in a new window
Searches the following ProQuest databases: Health Research Premium Collection, ProQuest One Business, Literature Online, ProQuest Ebook Central, Periodicals Archive, Chicago Tribune Historical, New York Times Historical, Wall Street Journal (Recent)

Citation Help

How to Cite Sources
The David L. Rice Library's collection of links, models, and downloadable tip sheets for a variety of citation styles (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.)
Zotero
Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research
ZoteroBib
A free in-browser citation generator, able to format citations and build bibliographies in more than 9,000 different citation styles.

Research Tips and Tricks

If you'd like some help getting started with database research, take a look at the tutorial videos listed below (note: you will need to be logged in to your USI account to view them).

Tips for Effective Keyword Searching
Some suggestions and examples for getting the best results from your searches in our library databases
Saving Your Search Results
A tutorial for finding permalinks and saving results in fUSIon, EBSCO, ProQuest, and JSTOR
Making the Most of Google Scholar
A tour of the main features of Google Scholar, including guidance for setting it up to connect you to full text sources in our library

Databases, Tools, and Texts

PhilPapers
PhilPapers is a comprehensive index and bibliography of philosophy maintained by the community of philosophers.
Philosophy Commons
Open access scholarly articles from university repositories via the Digital Commons Network
Euporia: Open Access Philosophy & Philosophy of Open Science
Euporia is a platform aimed to foster the searchability and discoverability of Open Access philosophical resources and scholarly contributions on topics related to the philosophy of Open Science, digital culture and research ethics.
InPhO: The Internet Philosophy Ontology Project
InPhO is especially useful for finding terms and authors and then tracking them through reference works like the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (a smart early step in the research process).

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
ASC is a multi-disciplinary, full-text database designed specifically for academic institutions. This scholarly collection provides full-text journal coverage for nearly all academic areas of study - including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts and literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, etc. and nearly 4,000 full-text scholarly publications.
Eighteenth Century Collections Online This link opens in a new window
Database contains 18th century books, pamphlets, essays, and broadsides.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR is a multi-disciplinary digital library containing scholarly articles, books, and primary sources.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
Provides full text access to humanities and social sciences content.
ProQuest This link opens in a new window
Searches the following ProQuest databases: Health Research Premium Collection, ProQuest One Business, Literature Online, ProQuest Ebook Central, Periodicals Archive, Chicago Tribune Historical, New York Times Historical, Wall Street Journal (Recent)
ProQuest Periodicals Archive Online This link opens in a new window
Full text access to retrospective journals from the humanities and social sciences. Publication date coverage from 1802-2006.
Social Theory This link opens in a new window
Social Theory offers an extensive selection of documents that explore the complexities and interpret the nature of social behavior and organization. Includes content by such major theorists as Theodor Adorno, Jean Baudrillard, Simone de Beauvoir, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Émile Durkheim, Michel Foucault, Jürgen Habermas, Robert Merton, Dorothy E. Smith , and Talcott Parsons.
Web of Science Core Collection This link opens in a new window
Web of Science Core Collection contains over 21,100 peer-reviewed, high-quality scholarly journals published worldwide (including Open Access journals) in over 250 sciences, social sciences, and arts & humanities disciplines. Conference proceedings and book data are also available.

AGORA-net Argument Mapping Tool
AGORA-net is a Computer-Supported Collaborative Argument Visualization (CSCAV) tool.
OVA: Online Visualization of Argument 2.1
OVA provides a drag-and-drop interface for visualizing and analyzing textual arguments, working either from a URL or from pasted text.
Tree Proof Generator
Enter a formula of standard propositional, predicate, or modal logic. The page will try to find either a countermodel or a tree proof (a.k.a. semantic tableau).
Truth Table Generator
This tool (from Stanford's CS 103 class) generates truth tables for propositional logic formulas.

The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The purpose of the IEP is to provide detailed, scholarly, peer-reviewed information on key topics and philosophers in all areas of academic philosophy.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy organizes scholars from around the world in philosophy and related disciplines to create and maintain an up-to-date reference work.
InPhO (Indiana Philosophy Ontology project)
This site offers a taxonomy browser that allows the user to search for philosophical ideas.

"With it you can investigate related ideas, and conduct focused searches at the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Noesis, and Google Scholar with a single click."-website
Encyclopedia of Concise Concepts by Women Philosophers

Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Call Number: B51 .E53 2006
ISBN: 0028657802
Publication Date: 2005-12-16
Since 1967, the Encyclopedia of Philosophy, described by Booklist as the best and most comprehensive English-language reference source for philosophy, has been the cornerstone of the philosophy reference shelf. Lauded for its clear and accessible presentation of wide-ranging philosophical subjects, the Encyclopedia has earned its place as a first-stop resource for general readers, students and educators.
The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy by Robert Audi (Editor)
ISBN: 9781139057509
Publication Date: 2015-08-05
This is the leading, full-scale comprehensive dictionary of philosophical terms and thinkers to appear in English in more than half a century. Written by a team of more than 550 experts and now widely translated, it contains approximately 5,000 entries ranging from short definitions to longer articles. It is designed to facilitate the understanding of philosophy at all levels and in all fields.
The Cambridge Companion to Philosophical Methodology by Søren Overgaard (Editor); Giuseppina D'Oro (Editor)
Call Number: BD241 .C3255 2017
ISBN: 1107121523
Publication Date: 2017-02-16
The Cambridge Companion to Philosophical Methodology offers clear and comprehensive coverage of the main methodological debates and approaches within philosophy.
The Shorter Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy by Edward Craig (Editor)
ISBN: 9780203086711
Publication Date: 2005-11-29
The Shorter REP presents the very best of the acclaimed ten volume Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy in a single volume.

Daily Nous
News for and about the philosophy profession
3 Quarks Daily
A site that compiles a regular daily roundup of relevant material on the internet about a wide variety of subjects, including philosophy
Hi-Phi Nation
A podcast by Barry Lam (Philosophy, Vassar) presenting philosophical concepts and arguments in narrative form
The History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
A long-running and expansive history of philosophy podcast by Peter Adamson (Philosophy, LMU-Munich and King's College-London)
Philosophy Talk
The website and blog for the Philosophy Talk radio show (Stanford University)
Examining Ethics
An ethics podcast produced by the Prindle Institute for Ethics at Depauw University, offering listeners tools and ways of thinking about ethical dilemmas
Getting Ethics to Work
A podcast about workplace and professional ethics, produced by the Prindle Institute for Ethics at Depauw University
The Panpsycast
A weekly 'informal and informative' philosophy podcast inspiring and supporting students, teachers, academics, and free-thinkers worldwide.
Philosophy Bites
A podcast by Nigel Warburton and David Edmonds, featuring short interviews with philosophers about their work

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